News archive (2008 - 03)

Commander of Lithuanian-led Ghowr PRT-6 Col. Albertas Kondrotas, Head of the Lithuanian Special Mission Aleksandras Matonis and Deputy Head of the Special Mission Marius Alekna met with leaders of bibog and sardar tribes in Dowlat Yar region 60 km east of Chaghcharan on March 27.

It is customary to recollect achievements and jobs done celebrating the day of Lithuania's accession to NATO. Four years of membership proved Lithuania with its armed forces ahead was a reliable ally able to assume collective responsibility for defence of the allies' sovereignty, democracy and security of citizens along with other NATO member states.

National Defence Ministry and Office of the Seimas organise opening eve for the exposition marking 4th anniversary of Lithuania's accession to NATO on March 28. The exposition will display the best pieces of the ”NATO contemporary art workshop" project among other issues reflecting NATO security themes.

National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas ir Armed Forces Commander Gen. Lt. Valdas Tutkus arrived to Iraq on March 26 to meet members and leadership of LITCON-10. Delegation also includes acting Field Force Commander Brig. Gen. Vytautas Jonas Zukas and members of National Defence and Security Committee of Seimas Algis Kaseta and Vytautas Cepas.

On 23 March the Polish soldiers involved in the NATO Baltic Air-policing mission attended the church service in the native Polish language. The mass was held by chaplain of Vilnius garrison Captain Pavelas Paukšto.

Security conference and meeting of commanders of four ISAF PRTs in Western Afghanistan was held in Herat on March 18-19. The meeting addressed further prospects of stabilising security situation in the region and ways of improving development cooperation efforts.